How to add sound to sequencer using python

Question

I want to add music via python. I tried:

bpy.ops.sequencer.sound_strip_add(bpy.ops.sequencer.sound_strip_add(filepath="//mymusic.mp3", frame_start=0, channel=1)

but somehow it gives me the error:

drop file blabla
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "blabla", line 60, in <module>
  File "C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender\2.77\scripts\modules\bpy\ops.py", line 189, in __call__
    ret = op_call(self.idname_py(), None, kw)
RuntimeError: Operator bpy.ops.sequencer.sound_strip_add.poll() failed, context is incorrect

Error: Python script fail, look in the console for now...

Any ideas?

Have a look at http://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/6101/poll-failed-context-incorrect-example-bpy-ops-view3d-background-image-add In this case you need to be in the 'SEQUENCE_EDITOR' space. — batFINGER, Sep 27 '16 at 18:43
since i dont really want to go there and just add the sound is there no workaround? or can i switch to the editor space with python and then back? — froggyman, Sep 27 '16 at 18:44
scene.sequence_editor.sequences.new_sound(name, filepath, channel, frame_start) — batFINGER, Sep 27 '16 at 18:47
related: http://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/62163/extract-audio-to-file-from-movie-clip-with-blender/62858#62858 — zeffii, Sep 28 '16 at 07:05

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 27 '16 at 18:57

import bpy
from bpy import context

scene = context.scene 

if not scene.sequence_editor:
    scene.sequence_editor_create()

#Sequences.new_sound(name, filepath, channel, frame_start)    
soundstrip = scene.sequence_editor.sequences.new_sound("toad", "~/toad_sound.mp3", 3, 1)

How to add sound to sequencer using python

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